A 25-year-old man sustained minor injuries after a bullet grazed his head at a home on Saunders Circle in Belvedere, Tongaat on Sunday.
Just after midday, Reaction Unit SA (RUSA) received a call from a man who informed them that he had shot an intruder.
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Reaction Officers and RUSA medics were dispatched and upon arrival at the home it was established that the injured man was not an intruder, but rather someone who had been hired by the homeowner to erect a boundary wall.
“When the neighbour noticed the man in the property, he assumed that he was a burglar and fired a shot in his direction, which grazed his head.”
The company contractor was treated by medics before being taken to hospital.
An investigation is currently underway.
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